EP2869068A1 - Verfahren für Ultraschallprüfung von geschraubten und genieteten Verbindungen in Strukturen - Google Patents
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- G01N29/00—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves; Visualisation of the interior of objects by transmitting ultrasonic or sonic waves through the object
- G01N29/04—Analysing solids
- G01N29/043—Analysing solids in the interior, e.g. by shear waves
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21J—FORGING; HAMMERING; PRESSING METAL; RIVETING; FORGE FURNACES
- B21J15/00—Riveting
- B21J15/10—Riveting machines
- B21J15/28—Control devices specially adapted to riveting machines not restricted to one of the preceding subgroups
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
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- G01N2291/10—Number of transducers
- G01N2291/102—Number of transducers one emitter, one receiver
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- G01N2291/26—Scanned objects
- G01N2291/269—Various geometry objects
- G01N2291/2691—Bolts, screws, heads
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- the present invention relates to methods for quasi-Acoustic Emision (AE) ultrasonic testing of bolted and riveted joints in structures made of materials conductive of ultrasound, such as structural units of bridges, aircraft, watercraft etc., using for this purpose acoustic emission equipment normally used for acoustic emission testing.
- AE quasi-Acoustic Emision
- Bolted and riveted joints are widely used in various machines and buildings. Particularly, they have come into very extensive use in the industries of shipbuilding and aircraft construction, as well as in structural units of lift-and-carry machines, bridges and other frameworks.
- the most frequent defects of bolted and riveted joints are (i) weakening of the tension between connection elements (bolts and/or rivets) and corresponding connected parts of a structure, (ii) deformations of the connection elements caused by supercharge loading, and (iii) corrosion damage of surfaces of the connection elements.
- Such defects result in decrease of load-carrying ability of the bolted and riveted joints and lowering of reliability of the structures.
- NDT nondestructive testing
- the AE methods of NDT deal with the sound waves produced when a material undergoes stress (internal change), as a result of an external force. Consequently, it is required that a certain loading be applied to the tested structure, so that the testing equipment can "hear" the sounds and/or ultrasounds of the loaded structure.
- This problem could be solved by providing a method for ultrasonic NDT of structures without loading thereof, using the existing AE equipment.
- Such a technology could be characterized as quasi-AE and ultrasonic.
- the present invention is directed to a method for ultrasonic testing of bolted and riveted joints in structures made of material(s) conductive of ultrasound.
- the authors of this invention have named this method quasi-AE ultrasonic method.
- the quasi-AE and ultrasonic method according to the present invention comprises the following steps:
- Quasi-AE ultrasonic testing by the method of invention can be carried out whether or not the tested structure is under load.
- an ultrasonic signal is generated and the signal transmitted through the media is received and immediately analyzed, whereas in case of testing by a conventional AE method, the signal should be first isolated from parasitic noises and only then it can be used for analyzing.
- the method of invention provides a higher quality, precision, and efficiency of evaluation.
- the received signal is compared to a calibrated signal obtained from the ultrasonic generator upon the transmission through an identical bolted or riveted joint whose good state is known.
- the condition of the individual bolted or riveted joints is evaluated in terms of pass/fail.
- said ultrasonic equipment is an acoustic emission equipment comprising a transducer adapted to detect acoustic emission events and convert acoustic signals into electric voltage signals, a data acquisition device adapted to perform analog-to-digital conversion of signals, detection of useful signals and evaluation of their parameters, data analyzing and charting, and a calibration unit (also known in the industry as "pulsar") normally used to calibrate the acoustic emission equipment by emitting a reference signal converted into an acoustic signal, said calibration unit serving as the ultrasonic generator, said transducer serving as the ultrasonic receiver, and said data acquisition device serving as the evaluation unit.
- the method is applicable whether or not the tested structure is under load.
- Fig. shows a fragment of a rivet joint including a rivet 1, butt straps 2 and 3, and a main beam 4.
- a pulsar 5 serving as an ultrasonic generator is attached to the butt strap 3
- a transducer 6 serving as a ultrasonic receiver is attached to the rivet 1.
- Both the pulsar 5 and transducer 6 belong to a standard AE equipment, which comprises also a data acquisition device (not shown) serving as the evaluation unit and connection means (not shown), such as electric wires, connecting the transducer to said data acquisition device. It will be appreciated by those skill in the art that the communication between these data-interchange units may be alternatively accomplished by radio, through a fiber optic line etc.
- the pulsar 5 and/or transducer 6 may be attached to corresponding parts magnetically.
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US11060948B2 (en) | 2017-01-27 | 2021-07-13 | International Business Machines Corporation | Riveted joint rack analysis |
DE102020132646A1 (de) | 2020-12-08 | 2022-06-09 | Audi Aktiengesellschaft | Qualitätsprüfung einer Nietschweißverbindung |
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DE10233718A1 (de) * | 2001-07-24 | 2003-04-03 | Wilhelm F Holler | Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Prüfung der Vorspannung von Verbindungselementen z.B. an Niet-und Schraubverbindungen |
EP1343005A2 (de) * | 2002-03-04 | 2003-09-10 | Ebara Corporation | Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Diagnose von Schäden an leitfähigen Materialien mit einem elektro-magnetischen akustischen Transducer |
EP2641672A1 (de) * | 2012-03-23 | 2013-09-25 | Airbus Operations, S.L. | Verfahren zur Beurteilung der Installation von Blindnieten, Verfahren und System zur Installation der Blindnieten, Verfahren und System zum Erhalt einer Struktur und Flugzeug |
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DE10233718A1 (de) * | 2001-07-24 | 2003-04-03 | Wilhelm F Holler | Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Prüfung der Vorspannung von Verbindungselementen z.B. an Niet-und Schraubverbindungen |
EP1343005A2 (de) * | 2002-03-04 | 2003-09-10 | Ebara Corporation | Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Diagnose von Schäden an leitfähigen Materialien mit einem elektro-magnetischen akustischen Transducer |
EP2641672A1 (de) * | 2012-03-23 | 2013-09-25 | Airbus Operations, S.L. | Verfahren zur Beurteilung der Installation von Blindnieten, Verfahren und System zur Installation der Blindnieten, Verfahren und System zum Erhalt einer Struktur und Flugzeug |
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Cited By (2)
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US11060948B2 (en) | 2017-01-27 | 2021-07-13 | International Business Machines Corporation | Riveted joint rack analysis |
DE102020132646A1 (de) | 2020-12-08 | 2022-06-09 | Audi Aktiengesellschaft | Qualitätsprüfung einer Nietschweißverbindung |
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